Akamai reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(3,478 total reviews)
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Tom Leighton

91% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Akamai has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,478 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Akamai employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
5.0
Dec 11, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great base salary, benefits, 401k matching, ESPP program and HSA account. The employee base is intelligent, organized and very professional. I would highly suggest pursuing a career at Akamai.

Cons

Akamai is growing by acquiring companies and they sometimes lose vision or do not have a committed strategy.

3.0
Aug 29, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. lots of things to work on 2. you work on everything from writing code to debugging issues on network 3. work life balance can be good depending on the team you work for

Cons

1. slow to catch on to emerging trends in software industry 2. most of the work is maintenance and monitoring with little 'new' work

4.0
Aug 7, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work like balance - unlimited vacation, flexible schedule and wfh opportunities. Self starter environment. Fun.

Cons

Difficult to move within Akamai - promotions tend to be political but also performance based. At least in Sales, people stick around for a long time, so there is not a lot of growth opportunity.

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